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Hot air balloon festival
Hot air balloon festivals are held annually in many places throughout the year, allowing hot air balloons operators to gather- as well as for the general public- to participate in various activities. They can include races; evening "night glows", or "glowdeos" (in the US), in which balloons are fired while remaining tethered to the ground; and rides.
| Festival | City | Country | Year started |
Year ended | When held | Official website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adirondack Hot Air Balloon Festival | Glens Falls, New York | United States | 1973 | Last full weekend of September. | ||
| Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic | Decatur, Alabama | United States | 1977 | |||
| Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, New Mexico | United States | 1972 | First full week in October including both adjacent weekends | ||
| Araku Balloon Festival | Araku Valley, Andhra Pradesh | India | 2017 | |||
| Arizona's SalsaFest Balloon Festival | Safford, Arizona | United States | 2008 | |||
| Ashland Ballonfest | Ashland, Ohio | United States | 1990 | |||
| Atlantic Balloon Fiesta | Sussex, New Brunswick | Canada | 1985 | |||
| Balaton Crossing International Hot Air Balloon Competition and Fiesta | Siófok | Hungary | 2004 | May | ||
| Ballonfiësta Barneveld | Barneveld | Netherlands | 1983 | (Dutch) | ||
| Ballonhappening Waregem | Waregem | Belgium | 1999 | |||
| Balloons, Bikes, Blues and Barbeque | Parsons, Kansas | United States | 2009 | 2016 | Third Weekend in October | [1] |
| Balloons over Waikato | Hamilton, North Island | New Zealand | 1999 | |||
| Balloons over Wairarapa | Wairarapa, North Island | New Zealand | 1999 | |||
| Blossom Time Balloon Festival | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | United States | 1988 | |||
| Bluegrass Balloon Festival | Louisville, Kentucky | United States | 1999 | |||
| Bluff Balloon Festival | Bluff, Utah | United States | 1998 | |||
| Breda Balloon Fiësta | Breda | Netherlands | 1986 | |||
| Bristol International Balloon Fiesta | Bristol | United Kingdom | 1979 | |||
| Canberra Balloon Spectacular | Canberra | Australia | 1987 | |||
| Cedar City Sky Festival | Cedar City, Utah | United States | 2005 | 3rd weekend in September | ||
| BalloonFest | Centralia, Illinois | United States | 1990 | 3rd weekend in August | ||
| Colorado Balloon Classic | Colorado Springs, Colorado | United States | 1977 | Labor Day weekend in September | ||
| Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival | Yuma, Arizona | United States | 1990 | |||
| Creston Hot Air Balloon Days | Creston, Iowa | United States | 1978 | 3rd weekend in September | ||
| Delta Air Balloon Festival | Greenville, Mississippi | United States | — | |||
| Dolomiti Balloonfestival | Toblach | Italy | 2003 | |||
| European Balloon Festival | Igualada, Catalonia | Spain | 1997 | First fortnight of July | 25 | |
| European Hot Air Balloon Championships | Varies | Europe | 1992 | 26 | ||
| Exclusive Cup | Berkeley | United Kingdom | 2008 | 27 | ||
| Eyes to the Skies Festival | Lisle, Illinois | United States | 1981 | 2008 | 28 | |
| Eyes to the Sky Balloon Festival | Salina, Utah | United States | 2007 | Third weekend in June | 29 | |
| Ferrara Balloons Festival | Ferrara | Italy | 2005 | 30 (Italian) | ||
| Festival Internacional de Balonismo de Torres | Rio Grande do Sul | Brazil | 1989 | Late April | 31 (Portuguese) | |
| Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival | Battle Creek, Michigan | United States | 1980 | 32 | ||
| Freedom Weekend Aloft | Simpsonville, South Carolina | United States | 1982 | 33 | ||
| Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival | Gatineau, Quebec | Canada | 1988 | Labor Day Weekend | 34 | |
| Gordon Bennett Cup gas balloon race | Varies | Varies | 1906 | Hosted by country of the race winner two years prior. | 35 | |
| Great Falls Balloon Festival | Lewiston / Auburn, Maine | United States | 1992 | 36 | ||
| Great Forest Park Balloon Race | Saint Louis, Missouri | United States | 1973 | 37 | ||
| Great Midwest Balloon Fest | Kansas | United States | 2010 | 2015 | Held in Kansas City, Missouri in 2016 as Rhythm 'n Balloons before shutting down. No flights occurred. | |
| Great Northern Balloon Festival & Air Show | Greenville, New York | United States | 1998 | 2003 | [2] | |
| Great Pershing Balloon Derby | Brookfield, Missouri | United States | 1977 | 38 | ||
| Great Reno Balloon Race | Reno, Nevada | United States | 1981 | 39 | ||
| Great Texas Balloon Race | Longview, Texas | United States | 1977 | 40 | ||
| Great Wellsville Balloon Rally | Wellsville, New York | United States | 1975 | 41 | ||
| Guanajuato International Air Balloon Festival | León, Guanajuato | Mexico | 2002 | In November, the weekend of the Mexican revolution holiday. It is also the Buen Fin. | 42 | |
| Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair | Lake Havasu City, Arizona | United States | 2011 | The third weekend in January | 43 | |
| Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race | Helen, Georgia | United States | 1974 | 44 | ||
| High Hopes Hot Air Balloon Festival | Milford, New Hampshire | United States | 1986 | 2006 | 45 | |
| Hokkaido Balloon Festival | Kamishihoro, Hokkaido | Japan | 1973 | 46 | ||
| Hot Air Jubilee | Jackson, Michigan | United States | 1984 | 47 | ||
| Huff 'n' Puff | Topeka, Kansas | United States | 1976 | Second weekend of September | 48 | |
| International Hot-Air Balloon Festival in Château-d'Oex | Château-d'Œx | Switzerland | 1979 | 49 | ||
| International Hot-Air Balloon Festival in Gilboa | Well of Harod | Israel | 2009 | August | 50 (Hebrew) | |
| International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec | Canada | 1984 | 51 | ||
| International Balloon Grand Prix Todi | Todi, Umbria | Italy | 1988 | |||
| Irish National Hot Air Ballooning Championship | Varies | Ireland | 1971 | Referred to as 'The Irish Meet' the Irish Championship is the longest running ballooning event in the world. | 52 | |
| Kinsmen Cornwall Lift Off | Cornwall, Ontario | Canada | 1994 | 2014 | 53 | |
| Kiwanis Balloonfest | Valparaiso, Indiana | United States | 1991 | 54 | ||
| Lakeside of the Smokies Balloonfest | White Pine, Tennessee | United States | 2019 | 55 | ||
| London International Hot Air Balloon Festival | London, Ontario | Canada | 1983 | 2007 | 56 | |
| Grand Est Mondial Air Balloon | Chambley-Bussières Air Base, Lorraine | France | 1989 | 2023 | End of July. Once every 2 years. | 57 |
| Macomb Balloon Rally | Macomb, Illinois | United States | 1987 | Second Weekend of September | 58 | |
| Mansfield Balloon Festival | Mansfield, Victoria | Australia | 1995 | |||
| Meetjeslandse Balloonmeeting | Eeklo | Belgium | 1986 | 59 | ||
| Metro NY Balloon & Music Festival | Shirley, New York | United States | 2007 | 2008 | 60 | |
| Michigan Challenge Balloonfest | Howell, Michigan | United States | 1985 | 61 | ||
| Mid-Hudson Valley Balloon Festival | Poughkeepsie, New York | United States | 1992 | |||
| Midwest SkyFest | Kentland, Indiana | United States | 2010 | July | 62 | |
| Montpelier Bean Days Balloon Festival | Montpelier, Ohio | United States | 2014 | July | 63 | |
| National Balloon Classic | Indianola, Iowa | United States | 1969 | First week of August | 64 | |
| National Balloon Rally (Carolina BalloonFest) | Statesville, North Carolina | United States | 1974 | Third weekend in October | 65 | |
| New York State Festival of Balloons | Dansville, New York | United States | 1981 | 66 | ||
| Northampton Balloon Festival | Northampton | United Kingdom | 1990 | 67 | ||
| Northwest Art and Air Festival | Albany, Oregon | United States | 2000 | 68 | ||
| Northwest Connecticut Balloon Festival | Connecticut | United States | 1995 | 2004 | 69 | |
| Northwest Georgia Hot-Air Balloon Festival | Summerville, Georgia | United States | 2008 | 70 71 | ||
| Piscataquis Heritage Hot Air Balloon Festival | Dover-Foxcroft, Maine | United States | 2013 | 72 | ||
| Ojiya Hot Air Balloon Festival | Ojiya, Niigata | Japan | 1977 | February | 73(Japanese) | |
| Pellissippi State Hot Air Balloon Festival | Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, Tennessee | United States | 2004 | 2010 | 74 | |
| Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta | George Town, Penang | Malaysia | 2015 | February | 75 | |
| Pennington Balloon Championship | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | United States | 1980s | 76 | ||
| Philippine International Hot-Air Balloon Fiesta | Angeles City | Philippines | 1994 | 2nd week of February | 77 | |
| Plano Balloon Festival | Plano, Texas | United States | 1980 | 78 | ||
| Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta | Putrajaya | Malaysia | 2009 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Hot_air_balloon_festival
